Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

Edmund Malura

b. 1955

German footballer

Edmund Morgan (historian)

American historian (1916–2013)

Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore

2nd Baron Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March

b. 1391

15th-century English noble

Edmund Niziurski

Polish writer (1925–2013)

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York

b. 1341

English prince and nobleman (1341–1402)

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent

b. 1301

English prince and nobleman (1301–1330)

Edmund Sharpe

b. 1809

English architect and engineer (1809–1877)

Edmund Skellings

American poet

Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford

English noble (1377–1403)

Edmund Stoiber

b. 1941

German politician (born 1941)

Edmund Szoka

American Roman Catholic priest and cardinal

Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond

Anglo-Welsh nobleman (1430–1456)

Edmund Waller

English poet and politician (1606–1687)

Edmund Weiner

b. 1950

English lexicographer

Edmund White

American writer (1940–2025)

Edmund Wilson

b. 1895

American writer and literary critic (1895–1972)

Edmund Wojtyła

b. 1906

Polish doctor (1906–1932)

Edmund, Earl of Rutland

b. 1443

English nobleman

Edmundo Rivero

b. 1911

Musical artist

Edmunds Augstkalns

b. 1994

Latvian ice hockey player

Edna Adan Ismail

b. 1937

Somali politician (born 1937)

Edna Doré

b. 1921

British actress

Edna Ferber

American novelist and playwright (1885–1968)